01188cam a22002054a 450000100040000000500170000402000270002102000180004804000230006605000200008908200180010910000360012724500660016326000410022930000410027050500060031152006270031752100200094452100180096471320240217082413.0  a0439220017 (hardcover)  a9780439220033  aDLCcDLCdDLCbeng00aG863b.M94 200400a919.8/9042221 aMyers, Walter Dean,d1937-2014.10aAntarctica :bjourneys to the South Pole /cWalter Dean Myers  aNew York :bScholastic Press,c2004.  a134 pages :billustrations ;c27 cm.  aZ  aWalter Dean Myers presents a thrilling record of Antarctica and the expedition parties that have uncovered the frozen continent throughout history. Walter Dean Myers brings the dramatic race to the South Pole to life in Antarctica, tracking the explorers of the South Pole - including James Cook, Ernest Shackleton, and Richard Evelyn Bird - and the dangers they encountered there, as well as their contributions to science. The heroism and adventure - and sometimes the ultimate failure - of the expeditions are depicted in Myers's powerful prose, and through the photos, maps, and illustrations that complement the text.  a1100 
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